Heidi Baker
Heidi Baker | |
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 Baker in one of the Iris Global children's centers | |
| Born | August 29, 1959 |
| Alma mater | Vanguard University King's College London |
| Occupations | President and CEO of Iris Global Missionary Author Speaker |
| Spouse | Rolland Baker |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | irisglobal |
Heidi Gayle Baker[1] (born August 29, 1959) is a Christian missionary, itinerant speaker, and the CEO of Iris Global, a Christian humanitarian organization. She is the author of several books on Christian spirituality.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Heidi Gayle Farrell was born to James Moies Farrell and Glenetta Betty Farrell, née Schacht (1930–2015), an English teacher.[1] She grew up in Southern California, becoming a Christian after hearing a Navajo preacher's message while volunteering on a Choctaw reservation.[citation needed] She has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from Vanguard University,[2] and a PhD in systematic theology from King's College London (1995).[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]She met Rolland Baker, the grandson of missionary H. A. Baker,[3] in 1979. They married six months later in 1980; they left for the mission field two weeks after that.[4] They were ordained as ministers in 1985.[2]
In 1980, the Bakers founded Iris Global,[5] a non-profit Christian ministry dedicated to charitable service and evangelism, particularly in developing nations.[6]
In 1995, the Bakers moved to Mozambique in order to begin a new ministry focused on the care of orphaned and abandoned children.[3]
Iris Global negotiated with the Mozambican government to assume financial and administrative responsibility for a former government orphanage in Chihango, near the capital city of Maputo. There were roughly 80 children present.[3]
Candy Gunther Brown, professor of religious studies at Indiana University, has called the Bakers "among the most influential leaders in world Pentecostalism."[6]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- There Is Always Enough, with Rolland Baker. Chosen Books (2003) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Hungry Always Get Fed: A Year of Miracles with Rolland Baker. New Wine Press (2007) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Expecting Miracles: True Stories of God's Supernatural Power and How You Can Experience It, with Rolland Baker. Chosen Books (2007) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Compelled by Love, with Shara Pradhan. Charisma House (2008) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Learning to Love: Passion, Compassion and the Essence of the Gospel with Rolland Baker. Chosen Books (2013) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Birthing the Miraculous: The Power of Personal Encounters with God to Change Your Life and the World. Charisma House (2014) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Reckless Devotion: 365 Days into the Heart of Radical Love with Rolland Baker. Baker Publishing Group (2014) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Daily Insights to Birthing the Miraculous: 100 Devotions for Reflection and Prayer. Charisma House (2016) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Training for Harvest: Stopping for the One, Believing for the Multitudes with Rolland Baker. Destiny Image Incorporated (2017) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Living from the Presence Interactive Manual: Principles for Walking in the Overflow of God’s Supernatural Power with Rolland Baker. Destiny Image Incorporated (2017) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
References
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- ^ a b c Miracles in Mozambique by Hope Flinchbaugh, Ministry Today, Mar/Apr 2002
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- ^ Compelled by Love: How to change the world through the simple power of love in action by Heidi Baker and Shara Pradhan
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External links
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